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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Leaders of the Left parties, the CPI(M), CPI, AIFB & RSP met the
Prime Minister today and submitted a memorandum urging the government to
take immediate measures to bring a food security legislation in this
budget session of parliament, which would provide for a universal public
distribution system; ensure 35 kgs of food grains at not more than Rs. 2
per kg and ending the cash transfer scheme for the PDS.

The Left parties had conducted a signature campaign throughout the
country and had collected over four crore signatures. Papers carrying
these signatures were also delivered at the PM’s office. Those who met the Prime Minister were Prakash Karat, S. Sudhakar
Reddy, Debabrata Biswas, T J Chandrachoodan, General Secretaries of the
CPI(M), CPI, AIFB and RSP, Sitaram Yechury and Brinda Karat, Members of
the CPI(M) Polit Bureau, D Raja, leader of the CPI group in the Rajya
Sabha and Abani Roy, leader, RSP.

The full text of the memorandum signed by the General Secretaries of the four Left parties is given below:

“All over the country, people are suffering from acute price rise
especially of food items. At this juncture the issue of food security
has assumed critical importance. The Left parties have been conducting a
campaign for the past one year for an effective food security law based
on a universal public distribution system.

“In this connection, the Left parties have conducted a mass signature
campaign all over the country on the following three demands:

• A Food Security law providing for a universal public distribution system without dividing the people into BPL and APL.
• 35 kgs of foodgrains should be supplied at not more than Rs. 2 per kg.
• No Cash transfer scheme in the public distribution system

“Till February 20, 2013 we have received 4,01,00,273 (four crore, one
lakh, two hundred and seventy three) signatures. We are herewith
submitting these signatures to you which embodies the popular
expectations of the people for an effective food security law.

“We hope your government will take immediate measures to bring the
food security legislation on the above lines in this budget session of
parliament.”